500-Calorie Dinners: 30-Minute Dinners

Get a healthy, delicious dinner on the table in 30 minutes or less.

If you’re trying to lose weight putting in extra time at the gym is important, but it also makes sense to watch what you
eat. This collection of quick and healthy 500-calorie dinner recipes will keep you satisfied on fewer calories. Browse
through these 30-minute 500-calorie dinner menus to choose your main course recipe, then mix and match from the suggested
side dishes, desserts or drinks to round out your 500-calorie meal. Download a FREE 500-Calorie Dinner Recipes
Cookbook!

Skillet Gnocchi with Chard & White Beans

325 calories
In this one-skillet supper, we toss dark leafy greens, diced tomatoes and white beans with gnocchi and top it all with
gooey mozzarella. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each group:

Beef & Bean Chile Verde

307 calories
Chile Verde, usually a slow-cooked stew of pork, jalapeños and tomatillos, becomes an easy weeknight meal with
quick-cooking ground beef and store-bought green salsa. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each
group:

Southwestern Tofu Scramble

202 calories
Cooking crumbled firm tofu in a skillet approximates the fluffy texture of scrambled eggs in this vegetable-studded,
vegetarian main dish. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each group:

Borscht

172 calories
Borscht is a simple beet soup typically made with beef broth and garnished with sour cream. We give it a kick with
horseradish. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each group:

Fragrant Fish Soup

239 calories
Lemony rice, delicately flavored broth and gently poached tilapia are topped with a colorful blend of vegetables and
herbs. The aromatic mint provides fresh and complex flavor. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each
group:

Moo Shu Vegetables

171 calories
This vegetarian version of the classic Chinese stir-fry, Moo Shu, uses already-shredded vegetables to cut down on the
prep time. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each group:

Indian-Spiced Chicken Pitas

333 calories
Make a perfect summer supper: grill spice-rubbed chicken breasts and tuck them into whole-wheat pitas along with fresh
vegetables and a tangy yogurt sauce. To round out your 500-calorie meal, serve with one from each group: